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I decided to go all cash just prior to Christmas, mainly because the SC rally was pretty anemic at that point and I was going to be out or town for awhile. I felt it was better to be safe until the market returned to normal trading in January when a better read might be discerned about direction. Since the 2nd of January was technically still part of the holiday period, I interpreted its action as a part of holiday trading.

Peter Schiff has been heralded lately as one of the few who called this financial mess we've found ourselves in. He's been calling for a collapse in the dollar and housing markets for years now and in case you didn't know, finally had one of those predictions ring true. I recently read his latest book, The Little Book of Bull Moves in Bear Markets, and I must say I enjoyed it. Sometimes, I don't think he gets the credit he deserves. For example, everyone was calling for a rebirth of the secular
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After Bear Sterns revealed that one of their hedge funds was in trouble and would be forced to close is probably the most significant point we can all relate in which the markets began to show signs of strain. I also remember hearing the experts and analysts, aka the ones who currently do or once did analyze the financial markets for a living, claim that the financials have always led us out of any bear market/recession so watching the banking indexes for signs of strength would be the surefire
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